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Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested on Friday that Moscow would not comply with calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine during the Summer Olympics, pointing to what he said was the unfair treatment of Russian athletes. Asked during a visit to China whether he backed French President Emmanuel Macron’s idea for a global “Olympic truce” during the games in Paris this summer, Putin said: “I think these Olympic principles, including the ‘Olympic truce’ are very right.” But he added: “Today’s international sporting officials are themselves disobeying the principles of the Olympic charter.” He accuse…

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